Drug-induced lipid changes: a review of the unintended effects of some commonly used drugs on serum lipid levels

AK Mantel-Teeuwisse, JME Kloosterman… - Drug safety, 2001 - Springer
Many drugs besides lipid-lowering drugs affect serum lipid levels in either a potentially
harmful or beneficial way, and may therefore increase or decrease the risk of cardiovascular …

The completeness of medication histories in hospital medical records of patients admitted to general internal medicine wards

HS Lau, C Florax, AJ Porsius… - British journal of clinical …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Accurate recording of medication histories in hospital medical records (HMR) is
important when patients are admitted to the hospital. Lack of registration of drugs can lead to …

Reducing prescribing of highly anticholinergic antidepressants for elderly people: randomised trial of group versus individual academic detailing

MEC van Eijk, J Avorn, AJ Porsius, A de Boer - Bmj, 2001 - bmj.com
Objective: To compare the effect of individual educational visits versus group visits using
academic detailing to discuss prescribing of highly anticholinergic antidepressants in elderly …

Non-compliance in elderly people: evaluation of risk factors by longitudinal data analysis

HS Lau, KS Beuning, A de Boer, AJ Porsius… - Pharmacy World and …, 1996 - Springer
Studies on risk factors for drug non-compliance have not taken into account the possibility of
correlated outcomes. We therefore conducted a study into risk factors for non-compliance by …

Endocrine therapy of breast cancer

HJ Harmsen Jr, AJ Porsius - European Journal of Cancer and Clinical …, 1988 - Elsevier
The aim of this literature study is to evaluate the various endocrine drugs used in the
treatment of breast cancer in order to compare their therapeutic efficacy. Hormone-dependent …

Start of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and increase of antiparkinsonian drug treatment in patients on levodopa

D Van de Vijver, RAC Roos, PAF Jansen… - British journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Aims We determined whether the start of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) in
levodopa users was followed by a faster increase of antiparkinsonian drug treatment. Methods …

Evaluation of antiparkinsonian drugs in pharmacy records as a marker for Parkinson's disease

D Van de Vijver, AJ Porsius, A de Boer… - Pharmacy World and …, 2001 - Springer
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine whether use of antiparkinsonian drugs in
pharmacy records can be used as a marker for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Method: …

Density of β adrenoceptors in rat heart and lymphocytes 48 hours and 7 days after acute myocardial infarction

W Vleeming, PA Van der Wouw… - Cardiovascular …, 1989 - academic.oup.com
… Vleeming W, Wouw van der PA, Rooij van HH, Werner J, Porsius AJ. In vitro method for
measurement of cardiac performance and responses to inotropic drugs after …

Undertreatment of hypercholesterolaemia: a population‐based study

AK Mantel‐Teeuwisse… - British journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To assess the level of undertreatment of hypercholesterolaemia in the general population,
taking intra‐person variability in serum cholesterol concentrations into account, and to …

Estimation of incidence and prevalence of Parkinson's disease in the elderly using pharmacy records

D Van de Vijver, RAC Roos, PAF Jansen… - … and drug safety, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We determined the prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's disease among persons
aged 55 years and older in pharmacy records. Methods Data came from the PHARMO …